Son of Edward J. and Leonie J. Holgate, of Cato Road, Durban; husband of Kathleen Holgate, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. For years Honorary Secretary of Durban Rovers Rugby Club, steering the club through some troubled patches and helping bring it back to its position in Durban Rugby.
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct"): HOLGATE, John Jeffrey (Son of Edward & Leonie Holgate, of 316 Cato Road, Durban; husband of Kathleen Holgate (nee Riches).) (Michaelhouse) 6707 Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Durban 20/7/1918; a solicitor by profession; Honorary Secretary of Durban Rovers Rugby Club; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; WIA when his armoured car came under heavy fire, whilst on a reconnaissance patrol near Menastir II near Bardia; died of wounds. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. (It is 12kms from the Egypt/ Libya border.) (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials.) 13/12/1941 GC64-38M 32
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